Todays pedalboard comes from Isaac! Isaac is a guitar player who plays a wide range of styles of music, and when you’re on the go playing different styles you gotta have a board that’s flexible enough for each style. With no shortage of overdrive, delay or reverb options, let’s check out Brian’s board: From...

PedalsAndEffects is so lucky and incredibly honored to have a guy like Nick Reinhart come through and give us extensive demos of his favorite pedals! In today’s post, he shows us his Ibanez Echo Shifter! I own several delays but while I do not own the Echo Shifter, after this demo I know I’ll be...

Today’s pedalboard comes from Jürgen, all the way from Austria! Jürgen’s board features some of my favorite vintage Electro-Harmonix pedals from when EHX was at their best. Let’s take a look: Here’s a breakdown of Jürgen’s board: Korg Pitchblack Tuner: Simple, no frills. Great alternative to the BOSS TU-2 BOSS OC-2 EHX Microsynth: Personally...

Today’s pedalboard submission comes across the pond from Matt in the UK! Matt is a bass player who mainly creates ambient soundscapes with his pedals. Let’s take a look! Matt’s bass goes into a TC-Electronic Polytune 2 tuner, then finds itself immediately in a Fairfield Circuitry “The Accountant” compressor. Fairfield Circuitry is one of...

Today’s pedalboard comes from Brian! Brian’s got a great mix of non-boutique and boutique pedals. Let’s check out what he’s got on his board: Here’s Brian’s chain in front of the amp: Get yourself a dedicated tuner man! Those Korg tuners are great for acoustic guitars, but are incredibly flimsy in a gig setting....

Today’s pedalboard comes from Carlos, and he doesn’t hold back! Carlos plays guitar in a three piece and he’s got enough pedals for the entire band on his board! Kitchen sink included, let’s take a look at what Carlos is working with: Carlos’ chain starts off with his guitar into the ever present BOSS...

My friend and ZAVALAZ bandmate, Dan Elkan brought his Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay to 5starr Sound Labs because I don’t own one and he does! The Back Talk Reverse Delay pedal was part of the Miscellaneous Series Effects released in 2001 by Danelectro. Built in a sturdy die cast enclosure, running on 9V, it is a pure digital backward/reverse...

Todays “Show Me Your Pedalboard” entry comes from Daniel! Daniel’s board features a mix of both new and vintage Electro-Harmonix pedals. Let’s see what Daniel’s working with here: Daniel’s bass starts off into the universally loved BOSS TU-2 tuner then continues on into an Electro-Harmonix Superego Synth Engine, which is a very fancy way...

Godlyke Distributing Inc. are known for some pretty radical sounding pedals. The Great Divide Analog Synth Octaver or the Little Dipper Envelope Filter are two fantastic examples of what Godlyke has to offer. (The Little Dipper Envelope Filter making my top ten pedals of 2014 list!) Godlyke has now come up with a few smaller effects that...

Today’s pedalboard comes from Jann from Portland, Oregon! Jann’s board is an incredibly compact and travel friendly fly rig that measures only 14 inches long! Jann plays bass in a band called Graveltruck where his other band members live in Boise, Idaho. That’s a heck of a commute for music, but kudos to you...

Today’s pedalboard submission comes from Felix from Austin, Texas! Felix plays bass in a band called Cilantro Boombox (what a name!). Lets take a look at what Felix is working with: Felix’s bass starts off into a TC Electronics Polytune 2 Noir tuner a great tuner, and a good way to save space on your...

The pedalboards keep rolling in! Today’s pedalboard submission comes from Stephen all the way from Melbourne, Australia! Let’s take a look at what Stephen’s working with: Stephen’s bass goes into a Korg Pitchblack tuner, a great alternative to the BOSS TU-2 Tuner. The Korg pitchblack is a very accurate tuner and is very easy...